The Kremlin on September 15 said that "no agreements" were signed during North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's ongoing visit to Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was talking to reporters amid concern in Washington that the two countries could be preparing an arms deal. Kim began his visit to Russia on September 12.
Russian President Vladimir Putin talked up the prospect of greater cooperation with North Korea and said there were "possibilities" for military ties despite international sanctions on Pyongyang. The Kremlin on September 14 said Putin had accepted an invitation from Kim to visit North Korea, without giving a date for the trip.
Earlier on September 15, Kim stopped in Russia's Far East to see a factory that builds the country's most advanced fighter jets on his extended trip that hints at his interest in sophisticated weaponry.
Kim is to travel next to Vladivostok to view Russia's Pacific Fleet, a university, and other facilities, Putin told Russian media after his summit with Kim at Vostochny Cosmodrome on September 12.